Grogan untouchable as Whitesboro sweeps home tourney
Whitesboro’s softball team ended its first week with new head coach Peyton Walker successfully by winning its home tournament.
After posting a threeinning perfect game with seven strikeouts in a 12-0 win against Indianola and a four-inning three-hitter against Cameron with six strikeouts on Thursday, Grogan threw a four-inning one-hitter with seven strikeouts against Pittsburg in the third round on
Friday.
Addison Walker went 2-for-2.
Madi Edwards had a hit, a walk and a run batted in.
Grogan pitched a five inning no-hitter against Pittsburg that afternoon as Whitesboro (4-0) won the finale 5-0.
She threw 43 of her 59 pitches (72.9 percent) for strikes. For the tourney, Grogan landed 142 of 195 pitched (72.8 percent) for strikes.
Grogan and Linley Collins both went 2-for-3. Walker hit a two-run triple in the second inning.
Walker went 5-for-8 with four RBIs in the four tourney games. Collins was 5-for-11 with four RBIs.
Panama took third in the tournament after taking a 5-3 loss to Pittsburg on Friday afternoon.
Haylee Holley hit a two-run triple in the bottom of the third to tie it 3-all, but Pittsburg scored two runs in the top of the fourth.
Holley drove in all three of Panama’s runs. Kayla Miller went 2-for-2.
To start the day, Panama (2-3) beat Indianola 4-3. Krista Dotson went 2-for-3.
Hayven Hoffman had a hit, two walks and an RBI. Jayden Timms walked twice.
Dotson threw six strikeouts in the four-inning game.
Whitesboro played at Arkoma on Monday. The girls in red, white and blue host Arkoma today at 5:30 p.m.
Panama plays Sallisaw Central today at 5 p.m. for its District 2A-6 opener.